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(Waithman) would take .the earliest opportunity of bringing harge forward. —( Hear, - hear. ) k Alderman WAITHM.AN addressed the in a low tone ; we undit•stood him to commence by saying se was placed in a most trying situation. It was certainly Notion, when he first heard that the Honourable Gentleman o be proposed as Chairman of Committees of Ways and 5, to propose certain inquiries relative to the Arigna Compa id other Companies of. which that Honourable Gentleman eeo a Chairman or Director. Since that period he found he Honourable Gentleman had declined the office which he aniesly filled, - and therefore he (Mr. Waithman) felt that were "other Honourable Members connected with Companies lie affairs of which it would be also necessary to inquire. He ore stated, that he should, at the earliest possible period after rees,.bringforward his motion. [r: BR OGDEN, though out of order, hoped the would indulge him for a few moments. He had been given lerstand by the Worthy Alderman, that he should postpone ;tha t midl after the holidays. He entreated—he implored urthy Alderman—to afford him the earliest opportunity of re g the calumnieS which hard been put forth against him.— , hear.) . _ r. • Aldermpu WAITI-IMAN maintained that he lost ready to bring forward his Motion, and that he had ieen induced to delay it until after the holidays, by repre ions from Honourable Members over the way. -The Hon. rnan was proceeding to call the attention of the House to took place ulion the South Sea Bubble of 1720, when r. C , W. WYNNE , •e to order--they were roi entering into the merits of a most important question with ving any specific Motion before the House...--(Order, order. ) e the discussion dropped. • IMPORTATION DUTIES. 1-1, PARNELL complained . of the very high duties still kept up on imported goods. He observed, that course of the last year the Right Hon. Gentleman had made cry strong statements of the evils occasioned by these high declaring that they decreased the Revenue instead of add its amount, and very properly describing Olen) as premiums diocrity in every article of manufacture. In these statements gad with the Right HOn. Gentleman, and believed that high on imported articles not only deereased 'the amount of the Revenue, but Were detrimental to the commerce of the y. The Hon. - Baronet conCluded by moving that there be ed and laid beforethe House, as early as might be conve a list of articles imported froM foreign countries in the years ►ad 1826, together with a statement of the rate of duties e on eachof these articles. WARBURTON, in rising to , second this Was convinced the more a person was acquainted with the of the importation of foreign articles into 'this country, the could he be convinced that the system of-free trade, so ably ted by the Right Hon. Gentleman, had been very imper-' auks' into effect. He applauded those •p►inciples o f f ree fhich the Right Hon. Gentleman had advocated, but which seemed to have been sufficiently put into practice. He did eve, however, that the fault lay entirely with the Right ientleman, 1. bo, he trusted, would not suffer his measures ittered away by the interested representations,of Gentlemen nmediately connected with the trade which it was supposed Light affect. HUSKISSON said, that as he certainly did the least wish to object to thy statement for which the laronet had called, and as he did not think this the fittest to enter into the subject of the Importation Duties, espe the present thin state of the House, he should make but nervations on the question. He was of opinion that the riuciples which regulated, or which ought to regulate, nmereial policy of this and of other countries, required solemn discussion and more consideration than could be o them at the present moment. Perhaps he might allowed to observe, that a great difference of opinion to exist among the impugners of the measures which the honour of advocating. Perhaps he might be per to say, that those who out of doors clamoured loudly these measures as injurious to the trade of this country, ruled their clamour upon the speeches of Gentlemen op some of whom now complained of these very measures ding sufficiently strong—( Hear, hear.) On the one hand, , as the complaint that too much had been done for free while, on the other, there was an equally loud assertion, 1 44 had been done—(Hear, hear). He should not now discriminate between such conflicting extremes of opi (Hear, hear). However, he could not hut wonder, that entlemen within the House asserted that the principles of le had not been carried far enough, there should be others le House perseveriv in their attempts to direct the oppo ' the misinformed towards *hose measures which, he could eclare, had, in no degree contributed to the distress lately ,ced iu this country—(Hear, hear). Alderman THOMPSON thought, that the Was highly indebted to the Right Hon. Gentleman- for ral course which he had hitherto pursued. onel TORRENS p ro t es t e d against the princi- Britivh manufacturers wanted any protection. All they I was, that their energies should not be oppressed and de by enormous and unnecessary burthens. motion was then agreed to. report of the Committee of Supply - was brought up and in and second time, and agreed to. HUSKISSON, in rising to move that the 1 0 resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House on Importation Indemnity Bill, gave notice, that to-morrow , h 1 move to rescind a certain Order made on Tuesday last, notion of the Honourable Member for Norfolk, for a of returns relating to the quantity of grain imported into nary from the Continent since 174.8, and from Ireland WO. "ouse then went into a Committee on the Oats' Importa lemnity Bill. n' a few words from Mr. HUME and Mr. [ SSON, the Bill was ordered to be reported with Amend- Rouse then resumed, and the report was ordered to be u p t 6 -morrow (this day.) Rouse-adjourned at a Quarter after Eight. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.—(Tuts DAv.) Nov. SO.—The wind throughout the day has blown 'quell s from the southward and westward, with rain. 811 °Init Nov. SO.—Wind W. and N. W.—Put back the Cott, Thornhill, for Madras and Bengal, which got on the Middle Bank last night coming in with the flood (' is now at the Motherbank. t ooilt, Nov. 29.—Wind W.—Arrived thcllope, Blundell, Pluil unia, and Sandwich brig, Lanes, front Newfoundland. rooxo, Nov. 29.—Wind W. to. S.W.—Sailed the Dove Porster, for Buenos Ayres. 'Pool., Nov. 29.—Arrived the Isabella, Newell, from New Pa • vortte, Richards, from Newfoundland; Laurence, Sev• cnn St. John's; Worrell, Thomas, from Leghorn ; Han corkindate, from St. Petersbur It Off the port the Leeds, from New 'Y ""k• sailed N ov . 8. Sailed the Alice, Pose n Luna ' Eliz a la. Arrived the•P.tiu s ? for Af r i ca; and Venus, Forbes, for shor e near Wallitsae' fi e'Clwan' y• from Hamburgh, after r ESKNI), Nov. SO.—Arrived th hada, Jones, and British Merchant, Und " , • v Mary, from Ma- Scott, from Trieste ; Equity, inSt4tul'atSt e phen, George fro Canning, pena ?et•iclea, Patterson, and Brothers, ;S iled the Carolina, Elizabeth and John, from H a y t i. from Que ll, for Bencoolen; Lieven, for Jamaica M a i Shedd, bay ; and Harbinger, Champion, for Gibraltar ONDIERRY, Nov. 26.—The Juno has arrived here, with tp-gallant mast and canthers, &c. The master thinks the damaged. lartley, from Riga, is reported to be in the River dismast ate weather is very bad. owntanv, Nov. 27.—The Marquis of Coningham, from to Dunfanaqiiy, is on shore about seven miles west of gle, but expected to be got off.—Crew saved. rnuavtnt Nov. 29.—The' Rock, Tyson, and the Active, rota Dublin, which were driven upon the beach the 24th ye been got off, with considerable damage. 1•414 c 1 c, Nov. 28.—The Adventure, M'Donald, of and vernetts to Glasgow, was driven on the rocks near Easdale 'Y. The crew saved. Nov. 27..—A brig of from 150 to 200 tons, light w ith yellow sides and black above, supposed to he British, tr Largo Bay, on Saturday. luod Intent, Hopper, from Bilboa to Malaga, was aban le lath ult. off St. Andrew. Crew saved. Jherub, Hughson,lrom St. John's, New BrunswiCk, to I rk, ran on shore, 30th Oct., near Long Island. Crew I , au gers s ave d, et r te rluo, front Demerara, is supposed to be arrived in the „ers being received marked briter. I,lantaitt from Bristol to Sierra Leone, was spoken on ept• in lat. 17. long. 23. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. I. Supply—Committee. 2. Ways and Means—Committee. 3. Oats Importation Indemnity Billßeport. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. I. Mr. Whittle Harvey—Return of the number of Causes set down for trial and disposed of, in the Courts of King's Bench, 'Common Pleas, and Exchequer, during the last six years. 2. Mr. Whittle Harvey—Return of Intbrmations under the Customs and Excise Laws during the last six years. Lord Nugent—Address for Returns of the various rights on which Voters claim to return Members to Parliament in the different Coun ties, Cities, and Boroughs ; distinguishing resident from non-rest: dent and actual Freemen and Burgesses from Honorary. 4. Mr. Herries—To vote Exchequer Bills, and Transfer of Aids. On committee of Ways and Means.) 5. Mr. Huskisson-=To discharge Orders of Tuesday last, for Accounts relating to Corn. • • • NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Tuesday; Dec. S. Mr. Hume—Copy of the Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry_ at the Cape of Good Hope; also, of Lieutenant-Colonel Bird's Exa mination ,• and of all Correspondence between the Colonial Depart ment and the Commissioners of -Inquiry, and between Mr. D'Es. cart's and the same Department. . After the Holidays. Lord Viscount Althorp—To move for a Select Committee to whom may be referred all Petitions complaining of .general Bribery or Corrup ' tion at any Election; also, a Select Committee to consider of the mode of conducting the Poll at County Elections ; also, a Bill to prohibit persons voting at any Election who -may be employed as Agents for any Candidate at such Election. ~. PRICES OF STOCKS Till Bank Stock ' t'o3y, 3 per Cent. Rod. ' 82%)4 1 . 1 4 3 per Cent. Cons ails; 'm4§ l 3i4 per Cent.: Dim Red. 884 A l, . A t per Cent. New Ditto, 1826 Bank Long Ann. 19% 7-18 India Stock 24 Dittoßonds 39 35 pro. PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. — Brazilian Bonds ti6 Buenos Ayres Bonds. ' Bonds, 6 per Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 424 2 2 Danish, per cent. Greek Bondi Ditto, 1826 19% 19 Guatimala llB Mexican Bonds Do. 1225 69% 'PRICES OF SHARE: Brazilian Mining Company Pasco Peruvian Mining Company Potosi La Pat and Peruvian Mimi United Mexican Mining Company Auitralian Company General Steam Naidgation L'ompai Van Dieman's Land Agricultural :ompany V)4 • , DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities — New Ditto — Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 19 18 pm. Ditto - 500 2d. 20 18 19 pm. Ditto Small - 2 d. 20 22 prn. Ditto Commercial — Bank for Opening — India ibr Account — Cons. for Account —84% SA, 4 3:z. 'NDS AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Neapolitan, Itt2t Peruvian'Bonds — Portuguese Bond+ — 10 - ussian. 5 per cent. Ditto, New -- Russian, New, S p. c. Spanish, 18 4 21 13156 ti 1823 French Rental, Sp. c —i t . --c 7l) . ---- Exchange —4. —O. 3 per cent. —Exchange.. —l. --e. AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Shale. £2O 41 39 15 • 1 5 Xll6 Xll9 XllB 18N 17 18 11/ ILQ HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TO-AtORROW. Morning 2 minutes after 4. I Evening 24 minutes after 4. Zan' - LONDON, FRIDAY RrENING, DECEMBER 1,1 g 2 6.. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Wednesday and the Doile dated yesterday morning. They do not contain any political news, but the Funds are rather lower, and the Exchange seems also to have declined. The most striking feature in these papers is the activity displayed in the naval department of the French Government. The Dale of Wednesday mentioned that the Flora frigate, the brigs Le Genie and Railleure had sailed from Brest for the coast of Africa, and the brig Alcibiades from Toulon, for the same destination. The Constitutionnel states that a French squadron would sail immediately to chastise the Algerines for the attacks made on French Merchant vessels. And the Quotidienne says that a considerable naval expedition is fitting out in the port of Brest. The latter paper adds, that the number of ships of all sizes which are equipping there is estimated at twenty-seven, and that these preparations have given rise to much speculation, as to their causes and purposes. There , een be little denbt r frotTlVietcsfieurring testi mony of these Journals that some unusual stir is going on in the great ports of France, and it behoves our Government not only to watch these measures with close attention, but to be well prepared in our own naval departments for any emergency which may re quire an increased force. Reports have been in circu lation that the number of ships in commission were to be considerably reduced, but we trust that those re port's, which originated in the Portsmouth Paper, are. unfounded. Whether such an intention was or was not entertained, it can hardly, we think, now be carried into effect, when tie activity amongst the French marine seems to imply something more than meets the eye. The proud superiority of the British navy may give it many advantages over that of other nations, but our Empire of the Sea, can alone be maintained by a numerical force in every quarter greater than can be brought against it by the other nations of the world. Our Navy is our natural force, and a reduction of it is the last sacrifice which the people wish. We be lieve, on the other hand, that a large increase of the Naval force in commission would be the most popular, as we consider it would be the wisest, measure which could be adopted in the present posture of affairs. 'According to the latest accounts from Vienna, the Government was on the point of contracting for a loan of 100 millions of florins. PARIS, STOCK EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY EVENING,Nov. 29. —.Five !per Cents., 99f. 80c. 85c. 90c. 85c. 90c.; Three per Cents., 71f. 10c. 30c. 25c. 30c. SU. ; Bank Actions 20721. 50c. ; Naples Itentes, 771. 25c. 20c. 30c. 35c. ; Cortes Bonds, 10i ; Royal Ditto, 5331 53 52ii.—Exchange, One Month, 25f. 40c. ; Three Months, 25f. 10c. We, are prevented, by want of space, from making many observations on the proceedings in the House of Commons last night. An interesting discussion was called forth by Mr. HUME'S motion for Returns of Military Officers who have been permitted to sell their Commissions since March last, in which the principle of the system was ably stated by Lord PALNIERSTON, and its advantages shown to the satisfaction of the House. Members of all parties seized this opportu nity of bearing the most ample testimony to the disin terested and discriminating mode in which the pro motions in the army have been conferred by his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, on which subject there are not two opinions in the whole c o u n try . Mr. BRoGDEN pressed Mr. Alderman WAITII - to cerns name an early day for the investigation of his conduct in reference to the Arigna Iron Company's con shrink general grounds ; but the Worth Alderman appeared to wish to should :dand forward , . d that at all events he fromilot be read the question except on The situation ' in which Mr. BROODER IS, 111 the mean time, plac e d, is a y to do so until after . the recess. implicating his character,. . one of great hardship ; and as the matter, ascannot require much time to investigat are astonished that some other Honourable Membereiwe leave Mr. WAITHMAN t o does not take it up, and .resume the Bubble Com pany question on general grounds he has pre pared a set of sp eec h es for the when Some interestin g discussion le occasion. took place on a motion of Sir H. PARNELL, for an Account of Foreign Goods imported in 1824 and 1826, the duties on which were reduced in 1825. The principles of Free Trade seem to be generally advocated by the new Members of the House. We received last night, through the North and South American Coffee-house, American Papers to the 9th ult. , They do not contain any political news. The statement of Mr. CONSTAVLOS, the agent of the . Greek Deputies, respecting the building of the fri gates, with the Pamphlet of the arbitrators in reply to it, is published at length. The Baltimore Patriot states, that a Memorial is to be presented - to Con gress at its next Session, praying that an expedition may be fitted out for the purpose of exploring the northern parts of:the Continent of America. A New York Paper of the 3d ult. communicates the following gratifying information respecting the Mexican mines, if its accuracy may be relied upon : " The mines in Mexico were beginning to yield pro ductively, and the prospects of the capitalists never , presented a more gratifying appearance. The misma nagement which occurred in several English establish ments has been superseded by those wholesome regu lations which would insure a handsome return for the capital iniested, and a permanent revenue to those interested.' The New York Journal of the 6th November com. pares the state of the English anti American manu. factures, and if its. assertion 'that the increasing con• sumption of cotton in the United States has alread; ,excluded 40 articles •f British manufacture, the fac is rather alarming to our trade ; but we doubt its ac. curacy. Ilarnburgh Papers to the 25th and Dutch to the Q9th nit. have been received ;but we have no room for extracts. The Emperor of RUSSIA is paying ►nuch attention to the Military Colonies, and has restored several of the conspirators to their nobility and rank in the army. The mortality at Groningen bad abated—thedeaths last week were 85, being 43 less than in the preceding. EXCHANGES UN LONDON. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 28.-39 11 to 39 10; two month, 39 8 to 397. HAMBURG'', Nov. 24.-46 91; two months, 36 61. PETERSBURG'', Nov. 10.-9 11-16. LEIPSIG, Nov. 20.—Three months, 6 I'7l. BERLIN, Nov. 21.—Three months, 7. By the Jamaica packet we have received Mexican and Carthagena Papers to the 14th Sept. inclusive, but their contents possess little interest. The non arrival of Bomvmt had produced some disappoint ment at Bogota ; but it turns out that the false report had been given by an Officer who had been sent home under arrest. The El Constitutional relates another instance of gross outrage committed by the soldiery, at the instance of a Priest, upon an American, who did not instantly kneel down to the Host, because ho did not understand the language. The Jamaica pecket has brought Papers to the 16th October, inclusive. The following are ex xacts The Hon. House of Assembly met on the 10th October, agree ably to his Grace the Governor's Proclamation for the dispatch of public business. The House then unanimously chose the Ho nourable David Finlaison their Speaker, . who being con-. ducted to the chair, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Robertson were appointed a Committee to wait on his Grace the Governor, and to acquaint him therewith, and to desire to know when they should attend his GraCe to present their Speaker, when he was pleased to say immediately. A message from the Governor, ',commanded the attendance of the House in the Council Chamber, whereupon the Speaker and the whole house went up, when his Grace was pleased to make the following Speech Getcrmassim or TICE Cia4ll4 el 4, Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly, I have called you together at an earlier period than usual, in order to afford you ample time for deliberating upon certain propositions regarding .the slave population to which I have been instructed to draw your attention. I shall lose no time in putting you in possession of the sub stance of the instructions I have received, and I have no doubt that you will entertain them with that respect which is due to all subjects submitted to you by his Majesty's command. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly.--I bust that you will grant such supplies as may be found necessary for the public service. Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Assembly,—The anxiety his Majesty's Government will feel to hear the result of your proceedings, induces me to hope that you will take into consideration the several matters which will be brought before you, without delay. It will form'a most pleasing part Of, say duty should your policy and wisdom enable me to 'fay at his Majesty's feet a code of laws re specting :the slave population, conformable to the spirit of the two Houses of Parliament, and .at the same time advan tageous to this Colony. On a motion a Committee was ap pointed to prepare a humble Address to his Grace the Governor for hie speech. Two other message were then sent from the Governor, one re commending the House to second the views of his Majesty's Go vernment, respecting the Slave Trade, and the other to make pro-, vision for a suitable residence for the Bishop of Jamaica. We are prevented by want of space inserting, from a Cotemporary, an article under the title of " Portugal and Spain," upon the present state of the affairs of the Peninsula. For our own parts we consider the conduct of Spain is such, as to justify the apprehension, that she will be mad enough to attempt to overthrow the new order of things in Portugal. Her conduct has evinced the most deadly hatred to the liberal institutions established in that country, and if she has not already committed the acts of hostility againstPortugal,she has encouraged discord, which has existed partially in some of her Provinces, and has not only received her deserters, but, .according to recent accounts in the French Papers, has clothed and equipped them: Blind and infatuated as the Government of FER DINAND has skewed itself, still we cannot conceive that it could- have adopted the course which it has pur sued with regard to Portugal, nor could it entertain serious intentions of any act of aggression on her ter ritory, or interference with the affairs of her Govern ment, unless instigated by the secret Councils of France, and assured of her approval and co-operation. Spain, subjugated as she is, could not dare to,move, except under such influence and with the promise of such aid ; aid if France did not encourage her in her views, but, on the other hand, opposed herself to them with frankness and sincerity, the Court of Madrid could not for a moment do other wise than renounce distinctly any intention of interfer ing with Portugal. Other circumstances also conspire to lead to the conclusion that France secretly encou • rages Spain i❑ her hostile views against Portugal. Her retaining possession of all the strong forts of the King dom, and maintaining an army there so loiig after the time fixed for its withdrawal, with the activity now evinced in the naval arsenals of. France, are striking proofs that she does not view with indifference the state of affairs between the two kingdoms. Without being in any degree alarmists,' we should not be at all surprised to find France, as well as Spain, ultimately attempt an armed interference with our Ally. At all events the present prospect is one which must excite considerable apprehension ; and if actual inva sion' of the Portuguese territory is prevented, it will be alone the consequence of the presence of .our squadron, and the dread of incurring the vengeance of Great Britain, for such an 'unprovoked and infamous aggression on an independent and friendly power. THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve 0' Clock. Consols opened this morning at 84i for account, and soon after became flat at a reduction of nearly per Cent., the present price is 831 4 for account, and 831 for money. India Bondi and Exchequer Bills appear to have no alteration, the former being quoted at 38 40, and the latter at 18 20 pm. The letters being up, received, by-the Jamaica Mail, the speculators have been on the tip-too to ascertain if she brings any'dollars for the Colombian dividend ; and although there are rumours for the hundredth time, still the cry they are coming, coming, is but poor consolation to the holders of the Bonds, who are desirous to have some better proof than promises, and are also desirous to touch the needful. The Bonds keep up at 421 1, and have been even a shade higher ; Mexican Bonds are in good repute at 69i ; and the market ap pears firm in this security; Greek are Pi ; in the other Foreign Stocks there is nothing worthy of notice. In &themes there is no material alteration, except in Brazil Mines, the premium on which has fallen to 12 14. Mr. Oxenford, who returned by the Brazil packet, will arrive in town this day, when it is supposed he will be pleased to communicate the amount of the remittance he has brought with him, as a meeting of the Directors of this Mine takes place to-day, to receive his communications ; no business will be done in the Shares until this is over. Although the pre iniutn is quoted at 12 14, higher prices are asked, and the holders demand 16 17. FOREIGN FUNDS.. Brazilian, 66 7; Buenos Ayres, 63 5; 38 9 ; Colombian, 1824, 42 1 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 57 8 ; Ditto 6 per Cent , 69 1 ; Danish, 62 1 ; Peruvian, 33 5 ; Portuguese,79 1 ; Greek, 19ii ; Russian, 8617 i; Spanish, 13 1. Matzs.—Anglo Mexican, 35 30 die. ; United AMexican, 7i 61 dia. ; Real del Monte, 100 10 pm. ; Bolanos; 100 pin. ; Tlal puxahua, 50 5 pm. ; Brazilian, 12 14 pm. ; Bolivar, 1 2 pm. ; Colombian, 91 101 per Share; Pasco Peruvian, 1 2 per Share. Two o' clock Consols have receded to 83/ for Account ; 3 per Cents. (1826), 97# ; Bank Stock, 2031; India Ditto, 248 ; Mexican Bonds, 691 # ; Colombian, 41/ 2 ; Greek, 18/ 19k. lo Schemes, Brazil Mines are lower, and at 12 pm. buyers, con sequently the intelligence given by Mr. Oxenford to the Directors of this speculation, at the meeting, has not supported the brilliant and cheering prospects which have been held out to the pro prietors. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Three per Cent. Consols for account, 83i j. FOUR O'CLOCK -- CLOSING . PRICES. Consols 83f Danish Bonds 62 Do. for Ac. 831 Greek Do. 1825 19 Brazilian Bonds 66 Mexican Do. 1825, 64 Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do, 34 Chilian Do. 40 Russian Do. 87 Columbian, 1824, 401 Spanish Do. 131 VISIT OF THE KING TO COVENT•GARDEN THEATRE. The King, agreeably to previous announcement, honoured this Theatre by his presence last night ; consequently John Bull had a glorious opportunity of displaying his gallantry, by sticking his elbows against the fair necks of his half-fainting countrywomen, anti making them shriek aloud, to the great edification of every foreigner present. " Every one for himself and Owl fur us ull !" is John's motto, wherever there is a sight to be seen ; and with his own money in his own fist, he elbows his way through ull im pediments without care of the consequences. "Oh ! for pity's alike, Sir ! take your elbow from my face!" said a delicate little lady at the box entrance, to a portly powdered personage who was working his well-dressed corpus forward inch by inch, by placing his elbow against her cheek. " Don't tell me, Ma'am !" said he, turning his sweaty scarlet visage upon . her—" I'm not going to lose my chance of getting in ; and if you can't bear a little crush- ing, you have no business here!" The poor lady had nobody with her but a slender youth, and of course he could effect no thing against so much brawn ; but luckily for her, somebody put an elbow against her oppressor's paunch with such vigour thathe was constrained to give back a little, and thereby the lady was released from her painful predicament. This is but one instance out of hundreds; ibr shrieks ' and grunting; and impreeations, were to be heard at every dour • and no theritlways will be whil s t John Bun remains as he is. ;leaven Mend ! The King came from • St. James's palace by way of Charing cross, St. Martin's-lane, Long-acre, James-street, and Hart street, to the Royal entrance in Princes-pluce,—and a snore un• royal approach than Hart-street cannot well be itnagined—n dirty, narrow, ill-paved, and ill-lighted passage; lined with ruinous stables, little barbers' shops, and houses of ill-fame. Ills Ma jesty's carriage was preceded by five other Royal carriages, filled with the officers of the household, and other attendants; the ser vants all in full state liveries, and the cavalcade escorted by a party of the Life Guards. The four first carriages drove past Prince.s places towards Bow-street, and set down by the side - of the theatre; from whence the courtiers' they contained had to scam per back on: foot through the mud, and crowds of squablers, to Princes-place. In the•mean time the King and his inure imme diate attendants — , among whom we observed the Dukes of Wel- hugton, Dorset, and Aiontivae—had &lighten at the Royal en trance to the theatre in Princes-place, and a flourish of trumpets announced his arrival. The King wore a military full dress of blue and gold, with the blue ribend and a profusion of glittering orders. He entered the state box, prepared for his reception, a feW minutes before seven o'clock, surrounded by the Noblemen above mentioned and others of his attendants. The audience rose instantly, a►i muse, and received him with loud buzzes and waving of bats and handker chiefs, so long continued that his Majesty must have been almost wearied with bowing his acknowledgments of the tumultuous wel come. " God save the King," followed by " Rule Britannia," was then sung by the performers, the audience all standing, and joining heartily, though a little discordantly, in the chorusaes. His Majesty also remained standing throughout both the songs, and occasionally joining in the chorus. The performances chosen by his Majesty were Oberon and The Seape Gnat ; and he seemed much amused, frequently ap plauding the exquisite singing of Miss Paton, Madame Vestris, and Sapio ; and laughing heartily at the whimsical distresses of Farren in the aftarpiece. At the close of the play " God save the King" and " Rule Britannia" were again called for by the audience ; and they were sung by the performers, the King and the audience standing and joining in the chorus as before ; and again at the conclusion of the performances " God save the King" was repented for the fourth time, as heartily as at first• His Ma jesty then bowed distinctly to every part of the house, and imme diately withdrew amidst loud cheerings. THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE.—(THIs DAY). The arrivals of this week are moderate, mid having a thin at tendance of buyers to.day, there is not much business doing. Wheat sells at as good terms as last quoted, there being very little fine at warket. Barley for malting remains dull. Beans and Pease met a slack sale at Monday's terms. Oats fully maintain the rates of the beginning of the week, with little doing. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 3,001) qrs. I 3,350 qrs. Oats. i I Flour. 700 9 re. s,oooscks English Irith Foreign - 10,150 SMITHFIELD MARKET.—(Tms DAY.) This day's supply was rather limited, and, in great part, of middling and inferior quality; but the trade in the carcass mar. kets having been dull, and the weather mild, consequently unfa• vourable to slaughtering, each kind of meat met, with a very tartly sale at Monday's quotations. PRICES PER STONE Or 81.11 S. TO SINK THE orrALs. s. d. tog. d. Inferior Beast. 2 8 3 2 Second quality ditto.... 3 2 3 6 Prime large Oxen...—. 4 8 5 0 Prime Soots, Itc. 4 lid 5 2 Inferior Sheep '1 0 3 4 B‘eonti quality ditto..i. 3 6 3 10 Coarse-woolled ditto ... 3 10 4 2 A few short-horned Mdch Cows, with their small Calf, tom 221. to s. d.tos. d. South Down Wethers . 4 2 4 6 Largo coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Prime small ditto 4 b Large Hogs 3lO 4 2 Small Porkers 4lO 5 2 Suckling C41via...125. to 325. each. Quarter old Pigs..los. to hits. each. at rather superior quality, produced, 131. per head. SUPPLY, AS PER Cl. I TO STA.TRAIENT. Calves. I I t. 12 I Pita NEM') ATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcas s . 1. d. to., d. s. d. tor. A. Reef 9O 44 Veal . ... 3 b ° ................. Mutton 2lO 310 Pork ....................... 3 3 - h SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We invite the reader's attention to a letter signed " One of the Old School," which appears in this day's journal. It embraces with a vigorous and manly grasp the foreign policy of the British Cabinet, with regard to the conquest and occupation by France of the whole of the Spanish territories. We make no scruple of' repeating the opinion, which for more than three years peat we have avowed, that there scarcely occurs a passage in English history, more disgraceful in he circumstances, or in its na tional consequences more disastrous Britain--first, the bas e truck ling of Greatßritain--first, to th e ill-disg u i se d treachery; next, to the audacious effrontery ; last of all, to the victo rious and overbearing aggrandizement of the House of Bourbon, for ends equally hostile to general liberty, and to the individual safety and prosperity of England, exhi bited in this conversion of Spain into a French province, of which the fine ports and, formidable garrisons are, in defiance of the most solemn pledge, retained as - ,points of attack upon the power of the British empire, while every article, the production of foreign industry, which can be required for. 14;000,000 of Spaniards, has become exclu sively French instead of English, and a source of en couragement to the manufactures of our rival, but of de pression and accelerating ruin to our own, Had the Cabinet of England been as true to the cause of public justice and of European liberty, as Louis XVIII.and his Ministers were to that of hereditary bigotry and ambition, Spain would have upheld and amended her constitutional Government • without 'requiring another and a violent revolution to restore it ; and Portugal, experiencing no re-action, would long since have released the marine of England from a series of" anxious duties" like those which have devolved upon it during the last three months. There sievw was a more triumphant reply than that of Sir Robert Wilson to •Mr. Canning, when the Foreign Secretary boasted of the 'services lately rendered by our squadron in the Tagus. It was impossible to shake the position of the gallant Gene ral, that if the expence of such an armament was now ne cessary, and its efficacy so doubtful as to have occasioned great and continued tmeasiness to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, he, who by his feeble, and subservient policy had himself been the author of that expence and solicitude, stood veltconderimed before the nation. Mr. Canning disavowed all idea of meddling in the domestic broils of Portugal; but stated broadly that the duty of the British Govern:- mem was to resist any hostile attack upon the Portuguese frontier by foreign Powers. If such a declaration had any meaning, it must be that France and Spain ought to be opposed in any-aggression upon the Kingdom of Portugal, and that the bold countenance kept up by his Majesty's squadron in the Tagus laid actually prevented the fulfil ment of such a design. Suppose, then, that while the late King of France was maintaining the humbug of a cordon sanitdire upon the Pyrenees, and encouraging by money .and intrigues, and menaces, every species of underhand attack upon the Spanish Cortes, to sap the foun dations of the Government before he ventured an assault ;—suppose, that at such a moment, us is well suggested by the letter to which we have above referred, Mr. Canning had first, on the part of Mi nisters, repealed the Foreign Enlistment Bill, thereby let ting loose the gallant spirit of many thousand British vo lunteers, eager to range themselves tinder the banners of that free Government, in co-operation with which the ar mies of England had already won the greenest and most glorious of their laurels, would such a measure have in spired no confidence in the hearts of Spaniards, half sub dued as they were by the open abandonment of this coun try ? Would it have shed no damp Upon the councils of the priests and despots on both sides of the Pyrenees —yea, to the borders of Siberia ? But as we are assured by Mr. Canning, and we believe the fact, that a small squadroal of our men-of-war in the Tagus has sufficed to protect Por tugal from a joint attack by the French and Spanish Go vernments, united for putting down th e f ree P ortuguese Constitution, let us only ask what would have been the effect of ordering °tie British squadron to cruise between Toulon and Barcelona, while another should rendezvous in the Bay of Biscay, threatening the mouths of the Bidassoa and the Garonne, With till the western ports of France.... If the French Government, together with that of Spain, be now deterred by a few ships of war from attacking the constitutional Regency of Portugal, is it very conceivable that the single (love r - mem of France Nvould have over looked the danger of invading the two allied kingdoms of Spain•and Portugal, the power of Great Britain leinif thrown into the scale with equal alacrity on both occasions ? But there was a party in Spain which (instigated and paid, be it observed, by France), was manifestly hostile to the Cortes; and is there not now in Portugal the same ?—ts faction which, set on by French and Spanish emissaries, has broken out in repeated rebellions against the Regent, The French Royal Family, moreover, were in 1823 on a precarious footing with their subjects—the army was sus• peeted, the experiment of a march across the Pyrenees was hazardous, the finances had not then taken their late bold and rapid flight, the elements of manufacturing and commercial activity had not yet developed their salutary influence upon the power and general condition of France, nor had the sinews of ,British greatness begun to expose themselves to the world in a. state of growing languor and debility. The battle was lost by abject cowardice, and the two grandest of all prizes, Ist, that of the balance of power as between France and England; 2d, that of Eng lish spirit and honour, as compared with what they had been in former ages—ignominiously and stupidly thrown away. So much for the origip of our present unhappy re lation towards the House of Bourbon : and what is its im mediate consequence ? A French Ambassador, backed by a French army, governs Spain with as much certainty as M. de Villele, protected by the Jesuits, rules the French Court and nation. The appropriation of Spain as a French province was foreseen before the invasion was fully exe cuted. Mr. Canning (a pitiful expedient truly) stipule ted with the Minister of France that no such abuse of conquest should be perpetrated by Louis XVIII.; and he attempted to throw dust in the eyes of the people of England, by pretending to be himself the dupe of a sneering promise to the desired effect from M. Villele. Now see what has happened ! Mr. Canning, to he sure, would continue this double humbug,- . --a real one upon the English nation, and a fictitious one upon himself;--by telling Parliament, as he did last year, that the French Government was " full as desirous question, without of l oo ki ng t o consequetiees,—or, indeed, being more impelled by 4 fo as fo r re th e t s e he of ‘ A C l ß i l n r i a i i t e r i t l s e e i r ' s . " X o f . t° El c l T o g l l l n a iese p n l d et ri o e t u l i e b :i e Ft l ll t , ° a n il but a S u p ittly b f y als t e l l thorough knowledge of the consequenree—withdraw the French army to-morrow, while M. de Villele and - his brethren, who have the power, refuse with great obstinacy, and in violation of good faith, to permit the departure of that army. Mr. Canning's as sertion, therefore; is pure fudge.., But the effect of this French occupancy of Spain is dreadful. Most insulting and dis honourable to England, as every man must feel it, the prac - - tical effect on our commerce is felt with equal accuteness. France supplies 'the whole internal consumption, as we have said, of 14,000,000 of Spaniards, and excludes every pound of British goods from that vast portion of the Peninsula. She establishes, likewise, a line of circumvallation round Portu gal, on every spot of which conspiraci es an d i nsurrec tions, con cocted by the joint prieethoods of France and Spain, ttup be or ganized and set in motion against this ally of ChNott There is still something beyond all this—a germ ofhostility, which imn tu v st ri i a n t v ra o t l i v o e tt l' o : 7 g F ia r n e t n i' cl i t s a l U r d es S er p v iro l is i i, by the compl ete p fa ui ll iti v ,Fi ig , " u u n r. til the time shall eAcloimhiliebe,iatatilidflobirytsioosinrl efatFisiotirnaegips,prinrosraneeleoilif:gorkt,;:;„„qii:::°ZildhisZeyrettibet! selves between Engl an d sa d th e united :mates in America, which to sett!e without lugs or disgrace. If, therefore, there b e a spark of dignity . left in m in or Ministers, let them insist on an iinn t iet ui li ii a t tee l t i :a e L a u d a m tn i T o was pa sacri y . the French forces. frl ' ie l be t ' t t rlan t - any Y t ' hat is likely to succeed fieed bat the present is t ; AM with tbem to a man. The it. l'h e people of Engla n d peninsula, we have great reason to believe, me sick people "f, "le t ra+.o. con dmon. Let its not hesitate until events ar i se M n world, w the wester of their which cannot fail to neutralise our weight and p o wer in the eyes Of European Governments.— Timm TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. s in —As you, among all your contemporaries, have been the most distinguished by your persevet ing_and just exposition of our relations with France, - in regard to her occupation of 4ipitia by